Private Irrigation Project in California aims to reclaim arid land
Eureka Sentinel notes a Stockton backed scheme to reclaim beach lands behind Empire on the river. It will test a pump and oil engine to lift river water for irrigation, claiming the Nevada heat land can yield valuable crops. The first plant aims at about 200 acres, with expansion toward 800 acres as crops grow. Carson News reports new railroad stock tickets now require in person travel by shippers, ending transferable substitutes.
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Empire
Stockton
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Carson News
New Chamberlain Cough Remedy Praised in Durban
From Durban Natal comes a testimonial for Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a cure for all ages. A neighbor's two month old baby with a severe cough reportedly improved after applying the remedy to a dummy teat. The parents observed quick relief and the child was cured. The remedy is sold by H. M. Schneiders & Co.
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Arthur Chapman
Durban
Natal
H. M. Schneiders & Co
Harriman Tour Over Nevada Reports Progress on Rail Works
President Harriman’s Nevada trip reviewed progress since the past year and a half. A ten mile railroad segment from Brown, Nevada opened to Harriman’s trains as the party toured westward from Ogden. The Reno leg returned home, with Harriman noting further straightening of Ogden Reno track and future routes under consideration. Several tunnels are noted, one five miles long, and forty miles of snow sheds will be abandoned as work proceeds.
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East Reno Saloons Proliferate Amid Regional Tensions
East Reno reports sixteen saloons with more on the way as miners are warned against seeking work in Gold fields. Nevada Congressman Van Duzer joins the Irrigation of Arid Lands committee. Sierra Nevada Lumber Co. of Carson loses 50000 by fire on Dec 2 insured. Tonopah mill near completion except roof. Wadsworth round house to receive iron roof indicating wintering plans. Storey County to drop indigent burial expense contributions. State Bank of Nevada in Austin closes, leaving Joe Miller Bank as sole local lender. Jerry Bray, former Reno Virginian City liner, dies in San Francisco. burial occurs in Carson City amid a near-shipment mix-up.
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Sierra Nevada Lumber Company
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Tonopah
Wadsworth
Jerry Bray
Virginian City
Waldeck Hospital
San Francisco
Carson City
Premature Blast Kills Old Miner in Humboldt County
The blast at Golconda killed David Crissman, an aged miner from Humboldt County. Crissman, 62, survived a 46 day cave-in on Winnemucca mountain years ago, emerging severely emaciated after being trapped without food or water.
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Winnemucca
Will Revolutionize Smelting I A Salt Laker's Invention
Henry R. Ellis, renowned Salt Lake metallurgist, unveils a fume arrester that recovers all values from furnace fumes and a multi cylinder ore treatment system. The Ellis Fame Arrester & Ore Reduction Company forms with $100,000 capital to test a plant near Pioche Nevada and demonstrate near term profitability for small miners. Opposition by New York ministers to solemnizing marriages of divorced parsons prompts church committees to seek cross denomination cooperation.
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Work on the Government canal advances in Churchill County
H W Esden of the Wadsworth Light Company says the canal work is progressing rapidly with Stone Bros and Warren as contractors. Two steam shovels are in use and labor is in demand. completion and water flow are expected by spring 1905 with about three miles dug so far. The project attracts Eastern visitors to Wadsworth.
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Governor Sparks urged review of Indian boy death penalty case
The governor commented that a death penalty case warrants jury trial and court review. He said the Indian boy should not be hanged without a jury and urged returning the case to Lincoln County for a full trial and Supreme Court review. He noted the defendant pleaded guilty on attorney advice and lacked juror consideration of the facts.
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Supreme Court
Nevada
Lincalm County
Value of Human Life in Railroad Death Verdict
In Los Angeles on December 2 a U S district court jury awarded Mrs Cora Vernon 27500 for the death of her husband in the Martinez wreck on December 20 1902. The verdict against the Southern Pacific Company is the largest ever for loss of a human life in California.
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United States District Court
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Vernon
Good Prices Paid for Horses in Nevada Central Region
James Edson, in town for several weeks buying horses, shipped a carload Monday over the Nevada Central railroad. He paid from 50 to 125 dollars per head, and is said to be the most liberal buyer in these parts for many years, paying well for what he gets.
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James Edson
Nevada Central Railroad
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